Watch a Volcanic Eruption Create an Island in NASA Animation

December 11, 2017 - NASA scientist were able to document through satellite images the formation of a new island in the in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga after the eruption of a submarinevolcano. Unofficially known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, it's the first island of this type to erupt and persist in the modern satellite era.

Watch a Volcanic Eruption Create an Island in NASA Animation

December 11, 2017 - NASA scientist were able to document through satellite images the formation of a new island in the in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga after the eruption of a submarinevolcano. Unofficially known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, it's the first island of this type to erupt and persist in the modern satellite era.